Naked anti-FOLR1 antibody — no payload, no linker. Plasma t½ governed by neonatal Fc receptor recycling typical of IgG1 (~21 d) but t½ axis is not toxicity-relevant for this molecule because there is no warhead
Mechanism is payload-independent: farletuzumab is a naked anti-FRalpha mAb acting via ADCC, CDC, induction of autophagy, and inhibition of FRalpha-Lyn kinase growth signaling; it does not block folate binding/transport. No cytotoxic-payload IC50 applies.
Target expression in eye tissues (HCA detection · HPA bulk)
Cornea (central)
0.02 %
Cornea (limbal)
0.07 %
Conjunctiva
0.19 %
RPE
3.21 %
Retina (HPA)
0.4 nTPM
Cross-trial comparability
Ascertainment: Symptom-driven reportingScale: UnknownDenominator: RP2D⚠ OAE rate not directly comparable across trials
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Identity & registry
Identifiers, registry & notes
ADC id
farletuzumab
Approval status
Discontinued
Approval year
-
UniProt
P15328
ADCdb ADC
-
ADCdb antibody
ANI0TZBRZ
ADCdb target
TAR0QHAVI
Primary source
Vergote JCO 2016;34(19):2271 (PMID 27001568)
Aliases & development codes
MORAb-003
Notes
Naked antibody — 0% OAE confirms OAE signal is entirely payload-driven. V3.1: n=1100 is Vergote 2016 total Phase 3 enrollment across 3 farletuzumab arms; 2.5 mg/kg arm ~367.